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The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Disney reveals first look at new Cars-themed land opening at the theme park
WALT Disney World Resort in Florida is opening up a brand-new land, and it's all dedicated to Cars. Called Piston Peak, the new land will allow fans to enter the fictional world of Cars with a National Park twist. Advertisement 7 Disney has revealed a first look at Piston Peak in Florida Credit: Disney Parks 7 Visitors will get to drive around Piston Peak Credit: Disney Parks For those familiar with Walt Disney World Resort, the new area will be added to Disney announced that it will be the "largest expansion in the history of Magic Kingdom." Inside will be a visitor lodge, Ranger HQ, trails and, of course, there will be new attractions added to the land too. One will allow visitors to race through the mountains on wild terrain, avoiding geysers and mud holes. Advertisement Read More on Disney Parks The creative team is also developing new race car personalities for the attraction. Each vehicle on the ride will have its own name and number, similar to real-life race cars . In order to develop the new land, Disney is set to close Rivers of America, Tom Sawyer Island, and the Liberty Square Riverboat beginning July 7, 2025. On the Advertisement Most read in Family "Rugged mountains with dramatic peaks will be nestled along a calming waterway across from Grizzly Hall and soaring geysers from the famed Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will stretch into the trails of our off-road rally.' Plans also reveal there are lots of water elements in the park, including a waterfall. Inside our family trip to Disney World in Florida 7 The revealed attraction will be a racing one Credit: DISNEY PIXAR 7 Concept images reveal the designs of the attraction's car designs Credit: DISNEY PIXAR Advertisement Disney has not yet announced an opening date for the attraction. Walt Disney World will see other new additions , like a new hotel. The Disney Lakeshore Lodge, which was formerly called Reflections Lakeside Lodge, is a nature-inspired resort being built on the former River Country water park on Bay Lake. Originally announced in October 2018, this Lakeside/Lakeshore Lodge will 'be a celebration of Walt Disney's lifelong love and respect for nature." Advertisement It will have more than 900 hotel rooms and Disney Vacation Club villas. It is set to include treehouse suites and waterfront cabins and the opening date is currently 2027. In 2027, Disney World will introduce a new area called Tropical Americas in Animal Kingdom, replacing DinoLand This new land will feature an themed attraction, a re-themed attraction, and a carousel . It will be inspired by Central and South America. Advertisement 7 Disney has revealed concept images for the World of Frozen in Paris Credit: Disney 7 There will also be a Lion King log-flume ride In Europe, Disneyland Paris is going through a transformation too. It's adding a whole new area called Advertisement One of the very first areas to open will be the World of Frozen, and the Kingdom of Arendelle will open its gates in 2026. It will include an all-new attraction called Frozen Ever After, and there will be an immersive shopping and dining experiences. Also, Disney Adventure World will feature a new "Lion King" themed area and log flume ride. In the works is Adventure Bay which is a central lake set to be built as part of the revamp. Advertisement One On the waters, recently unveiled On the cruise ship, characters that are expected to a make an appearance include Marvel superheroes and traditional villains such as One Advertisement Disney also 7 The new land will be centred around Pixar's Cars Credit: DISNEY PIXAR
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Lion King Ride and Area at Disneyland Paris Gets New Images, Details, and a Construction Start Window
The Lion King ride headed to Disneyland Paris has received new exciting images, details, and a construction start window of Fall 2025. As detailed by Disney Parks Blog, the first-ever land and attraction themed to The Lion King will be one of the biggest draws of the reimagined Walt Disney Studios Park that will be known as Disney Adventure World. Alongside this new water ride that will take guests through the biggest moments of the 1994 classic, the land will feature a 120-foot-high Pride Rock and tons of dining, shopping, character meet-and-greets, and more. Disney shared a new concept image from the ride, which you can see above, that shows Audio-Animatronics of young Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa chowing down on some grubs in a beautiful jungle setting. This will be just one part of the ride that will also send guests down a 52-foot drop, which is two inches taller than Tiana's Bayou Adventure. While we don't have a date yet, it will be arriving after the grand opening of World of Frozen in 2026. This will also be one piece of the puzzle that is Disney Adventure World, which will be double the current park's footprint. Alongside World of Frozen, The Lion King ride, and the previously announced Raiponce Tangled Spin ride that will see Mandy Moore returning to voice Rapunzel, guests will get to look forward to the first-ever attraction themed after Up. This ride will be a "spinning carousel" that will offer a "bird's eye view of the park's stunning scenery." World Premiere will also be one of the stars of Disney Adventure World when it opens on May 15, 2025, as it will be a brand-new park entrance that will aim to recreate a "glamorous premiere in the heart of Hollywood." There will also be World Premiere Plaza, which is inspired by Broadway and the West End district and will have theaters with such shows as TOGETHER: A Pixar Musical Adventure, Mickey and the Magician, and Frozen: A Musical Invitation. For more in the world of Disney, check out our 30th anniversary retrospective of The Lion King, when you can get your tickets for Destination D23: A Journey Around the World of Disney and our recently updated top 25 Disney animated movies list. Adam Bankhurst is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on X/Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on TikTok.o
South China Morning Post
01-03-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
What Hong Kong tourism can learn from Disneyland's magical turnaround
It's not often that a business turnaround stuns the public, but the recent announcement from Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is nothing short of extraordinary. After nearly a decade of losses, the theme park has reported a record net profit and all-time high visitor numbers. Advertisement How did it turn its fortunes around? What seems magical was a carefully crafted strategy of investing in Disney's intellectual property (IP) – such as with the launch of World of Frozen – and a bold move towards higher pricing. This formula not only boosted attendance but enhanced revenue – showing that in the current climate, it is high-end tourism, not budget travel, that holds the key to success. For its last financial year, Hong Kong Disneyland posted a record revenue of HK$8.8 billion (US$1.13 billion), a surge of 54 per cent year on year. Its net profit of HK$838 million was an astonishing turnaround from the previous year's net loss of HK$356 million. More visited and spent more at the park – there were a record-breaking 7.7 million visitors, up 21 per cent, while per capita spending grew by 28 per cent. The hotel utilisation rate climbed from 77 per cent to 88 per cent. This success is extraordinary considering the park's financial struggles since opening in 2005. As legislator Michael Tien Puk-sun noted, aside from the latest results, Hong Kong Disneyland had made a profit for only three years in its nearly two decades. In the previous nine years, from 2015 to 2023, accumulated losses exceeded HK$8 billion. For a long time, Disneyland was seen as a financial black hole. Advertisement So what changed? According to management, one key driver was the strong rebound in visitors. Mainland visitors now made up 38 per cent of the total, from 24 per cent, while overseas visitors doubled to 22 per cent. In contrast, local visitors fell from 65 per cent to 40 per cent.
